Police Stop, Handcuff Every Adult at Intersection in Search for Bank Robber

Please post if you find anything... I've been waiting to do the same after catching up reading all of this thread. I was hoping that there would be
actual confirmation by now... but I haven't seen anything and now I can start digging myself.

Originally posted by AgentSmith
I started reading the thread, but frankly can't be bothered to go through the 12 pages of keyboard warrior drivel.
Bearing in mind that everyone was quickly released and the culprit found with two loaded handguns, so the intelligence was sound, I just have one
simple question to anyone that disagrees with the course of action taken:

In the same position, having to make a split second decision knowing the dangerous armed robber was stopped at the red light but without any
description whatsoever, how would YOU specifically deal with the situation?

Yes I read some of those views before getting bored. However as they had no information on the suspect apart from he was physically at that location
at the time I'm not sure they could have followed it up.
They caught him without anyone being hurt, yes it was risky, but letting him go would be a risk too.
They ignore the information and he escapes, a few weeks later an armed robbery takes place and a security guard tries to fire back. A kid is killed in
the crossfire and a few bystanders are injured. They could have stopped him weeks ago, but they didn't as it was too risky. So is it still right to
have left him to escape?
Yes I'm speculating, but then so is saying how so many people could have been injured by them trying to apprehend him - as they did and no one was
hurt.

It wasn't that it was RISKY.... It was a violation of one of the most basic fundamental tenets of a free society, of which the US is supposed to be
the greatest... It is on face, but we have allowed these usurpers to violate it and bastardize to the point of non-recognition.

Originally posted by AgentSmith
I started reading the thread, but frankly can't be bothered to go through the 12 pages of keyboard warrior drivel.
Bearing in mind that everyone was quickly released and the culprit found with two loaded handguns, so the intelligence was sound, I just have one
simple question to anyone that disagrees with the course of action taken:

In the same position, having to make a split second decision knowing the dangerous armed robber was stopped at the red light but without any
description whatsoever, how would YOU specifically deal with the situation?

Also note the montage at the end where only minorities are being led away in hand cuffs.

edit on 6-6-2012 by tpsreporter because: (no reason
given)

Their were white people cuffed too lol.

But I can verify that was the scene, and the snapshot you displayed was accurate. I found the video to be a pretty good mix of explaining the police
choices and explain the questionable means they utilized in achieving their goal.

The shotgun to a boy is over the top and unneeded.

One thing the video did reveal was that all 5 complaints came from onlookers and no one detained filed an argument, because the police were very clear
as to why they were stopped and who they were after, those involved understood the reason they were needing to be ruled out before continuing on with
their day.

I would say anyone in this thread should check out the video, it is pretty fair to both sides.

Also note the montage at the end where only minorities are being led away in hand cuffs.

edit on 6-6-2012 by tpsreporter because: (no reason
given)

Their were white people cuffed too lol.

But I can verify that was the scene, and the snapshot you displayed was accurate. I found the video to be a pretty good mix of explaining the police
choices and explain the questionable means they utilized in achieving their goal.

The shotgun to a boy is over the top and unneeded.

One thing the video did reveal was that all 5 complaints came from onlookers and no one detained filed an argument, because the police were very clear
as to why they were stopped and who they were after, those involved understood the reason they were needing to be ruled out before continuing on with
their day.

I would say anyone in this thread should check out the video, it is pretty fair to both sides.

God Bless,

I'm sorry, i did not mean to imply that no Whites were handcuffed, just that the editing near the end was poorly made.

Also, you said the only people who complained were bystanders. Well you should watch this video if you haven't to get an idea why making a complaint
against the police is not as easy as it seems.

Originally posted by AgentSmith
I started reading the thread, but frankly can't be bothered to go through the 12 pages of keyboard warrior drivel.
Bearing in mind that everyone was quickly released and the culprit found with two loaded handguns, so the intelligence was sound, I just have one
simple question to anyone that disagrees with the course of action taken:

In the same position, having to make a split second decision knowing the dangerous armed robber was stopped at the red light but without any
description whatsoever, how would YOU specifically deal with the situation?

Well it wouldnt be to handcuff and detain civilians and children in the vicinity of a supposedly dangerous, armed bank robber, if you catch my drift.
Unless their deaths would be OK with you.

To do what you can peacefully and not be so hellbent in catching the crook no matter how high the risk or what liberties must be violated.

One thing the video did reveal was that all 5 complaints came from onlookers and no one detained filed an argument, because the police were very clear
as to why they were stopped and who they were after, those involved understood the reason they were needing to be ruled out before continuing on with
their day.

God Bless,

So not only were these 40 people put in harms way from a shootout, but they allowed bystanders? Well I guess in a way they couldn't control that, but
still there could have been a lot of damage from the actions of this department. It was certainly a bad call.

I can't see the yahoo videos at this time... going to try to search on youtube for it.

Let me ask you one question... Is it better to arrest and detain 100 innocent people in order to catch one criminal, or is ti better that one criminal
be let go in order to preserve the rights and freedoms of 100 innocent individuals?

Crime will not be stopped as a whole by catching 1 criminal or stopping 1 crime. The cops want us to believe that the ends justify the means, but they
do not. Freedom is absolutely valued over all other things, or it should be. If people are willing to join the military and lay their lives down for
freedom, if the patriots who helped found the county were willing to face death to preserve and ensure freedom, then freedom takes precedent over all
things.

This entire debate and the many responses in favor of the police action in this instance represent a
paradigm shift in the way the American people view their freedom and safety.

It is a sad and hypocritical change in the way we think about ourselves...
...a very, very, dangerous slippery slope to hell

And it is borne from an ignorance of human history... instances where free societies have degraded into
totalitarian, fascist states.

The Hitler meme is cogent in this case in that a question was raised...How should this have been handled?

Had this been Hitler's Germany, this instance would have been handled exactly the same way that
it was handled--by using deadly force to stop all citizens, and then assuming they are all guilty until
each are able to prove their innocence.

In this country it is assumed that all people are innocent until proven guilty...
and here is where the paradigm shift is occurring.

We have begun to see ourselves as a nation of guilty parties, unworthy of trust (and liberty) until we
prove ourselves innocent

And it is a zeitgeist that is beginning to permeate our culture...

The TSA assumes guilt with every scan, every question, every pat down.

Roadside DUI checkpoints assume the guilt of every driver....and every driver must prove his innocence
before he will be allowed to continue.

Answer the questions, "Where are you going?" and "Where are you coming from?" during a routine
traffic stop, with the answer, "I'm sorry, but that's personal" and you will get to experience first-hand
what it is like to be assumed guilty until proven innocent.

We have become lazy and complacent citizens....and we are paving the road to tyranny with our
acquiescence.

We are frightened, scared, trembling, little lambs...and if we don't draw a line in the sand, and say.... "This far....And no further!....we are going to be slowly led to the slaughter.....but at least we'll be
safe from the criminal citizens among us...until we arrive at our destination

Really, we'd already established that Terry was not valid in this instance as they had no reasonable suspicion, specific and articulateable
information upon which to compare all the individuals at the intersection as the basis for even a Terry stop.

Second in later posts you cite that "officer safety" is enough justification for handcuffing someone - I would agree that in some instances this may
indeed be the case but it's certainly not a blanket justification to handcuff everyone you encounter for your safety while you conduct a detention
for investigation.

The officer still has to have some reasonable suspicion that he is in danger to justify handcuffing someone for his safety. Again, that is prior
knowledge, criminal history or witnessed or verbally expressed acts of violence by the suspect.

You can't just handcuff everyone you stop for your safety because you are a cop.

If you are that afraid of everyone perhaps a change of profession is in order.

I'd even take exception to being handcuffed if I had my weapon on me since I have a CCW. I have been vetted and a traffic stop doesn't constitute
any probable cause that I am somehow a danger to you. Breaking a traffic law is not an act of violence. I also would never consent to a search of my
vehicle.

I have yet to be involved in a traffic stop while in possession of a CCW permit and a weapon but in talking with our Sherriff who I count a personal
friend he is of the opinion the stop itself is not a reason to disarm me for the duration – at least I know I’m good in our county.

There must be some demonstrated aggression or willful noncompliance with your reasonable lawful orders to ask me to surrender my firearm. I have no
duty to inform and I don’t think I have to surrender my weapon on demand just because you are afraid of an armed citizenry. If armed and asked I am
required to show my CCW.

You can't just disarm a valid CCW holder because they have a weapon during a stop as a precaution – it negates the whole point of the vetting
process. You have to meet the reasonable officer standard – would any officer given the objective facts in that particular situation feel
threatened under the circumstances. I'd say juries might give you the benifit of a doubt once or twice because being a LEO is scary sometimes....

Sure you can lie each time and say they were acting suspicious or evasive, aggressive or whatever but I would hope that eventually enough people would
complain and if I were Sherriff you’d be gone. Not everyone with a gun is a threat.

Second in later posts you cite that "officer safety" is enough justification for handcuffing someone - I would agree that in some instances this may
indeed be the case but it's certainly not a blanket justification to handcuff everyone you encounter for your safety while you conduct a detention
for investigation.

Indeed! It is the height of stupidity to argue that police had to handcuff people because they so antagonized them to the point of putting themselves
in danger. If police officers value safety they shouldn't go about picking fights with the innocent, their lives are dangerous enough with actual
criminals about, the last thing they need is to alienate the righteous.

All these coward cops, that think treating people like animals is OK because they are scared..... You better drive those morons from the police force.
You think there won't be any "blowback"? Keep up this crap and cops will really have something to be scared of. People are getting sick and tired
of their employees acting like overlords....

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